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EBS & Rural Broadband April 2019 Rural Broadband Northeast population: approx. 61.2 million Midco footprint population: approx. 7.2 million Low Density and Rural Flight SM to Serve Rural America Midco Edge Out EBS White Space

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EBS & Rural Broadband

April 2019

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Rural Broadband

  • Northeast

population: approx. 61.2 million

  • Midco footprint

population: approx. 7.2 million

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Low Density and Rural Flight

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Midco Edge Out

SM to Serve Rural America

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EBS White Space

  • 98% of licenses are

commercial

  • 61.2% of tristate area

has EBS white space

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10% Rationalization

  • Decrease white space

in status quo by approximately 21%

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10% v. 25% Rationalization

10% rationalization would decrease white space in status quo by approximately 21% 25% rationalization would decrease white space in status quo by approximately 13%

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50% v. 75% or 85%

  • Significant gains still for some incumbents for free
  • Ex – Rapid City, SD & Bismarck, ND
  • 39.7% of counties would be covered

compared to 38.8% currently

  • Overlay auction for white spaces
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Serve Rural America Now

  • “4.5G” or “next

generation” LTE, carrier- grade equipment exists now for the 2.5 GHz band

  • One sector would cover
  • ver 440 square miles
  • Over 3,800 people would

be covered with one sector

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EBS Would Extend Our Coverage

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Local Priority Windows

  • Policy concerns
  • n any local

priority windows

  • Continues a

commercial cycle

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Pragmatic Considerations

  • Irregularly-shaped

white spaces

  • Difficult to

engineer

  • Less attractive for

a commercial auction

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Pragmatic Considerations Cont.

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White Space Limitation

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Competitive Auction

  • 75% to 80% rationalization on counties
  • No local priority windows
  • Spectrum limit at auction of 63 MHz, such as:
  • A1-A3 and B1-B3 – 33 MHz of contiguous spectrum in lower band
  • C1-C3 and D1-D3 – 33 MHz of contiguous spectrum in lower band
  • A4, B4, C4, D4, and G4 – 30 MHz of contiguous spectrum in middle

band

  • G1-G3 – 16.5 MHz of contiguous spectrum in upper band
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Educational Support

  • Deposit auction funds in a Homework Gap fund
  • Require E-rate participation or other

service for educational institutions

  • 2.5 GHz band could serve critical,

educational, and healthcare sites

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Contact Information

Nicole Tupman Assistant General Counsel nicole.tupman@midco.com 605-275-6610 Justin TerWee Network Engineer – Professional justin.terwee@midco.com 218-843-1201